Our Living Encyclopedia is part of our work in creating Living Knowledges. Here you will find community led and scientifically rooted reportings that are in constant progression as injustice is an evolving phenomena.
Living Knowledges is a realm where knowledge finds a sanctuary to flourish, evolve, and expand beyond the confines of conventional repositories. It is a dynamic space dedicated to storing and nurturing knowledge in a manner that allows it to adapt, transform, and grow with the passage of time.
This is a digital ecosystem designed to accommodate the vast array of information amassed by humanity. It goes beyond the static nature of traditional libraries and archives, embracing the concept of living ideas that continuously evolve. Thus, knowledge is envisioned as a living entity that undergoes perpetual enhancement and refinement. Every piece of information is treated as a seed, capable of germinating, branching out, and cross-pollinating with other ideas.
How the Living Encyclopedia works
The Living Encyclopedia is colour coded to help guide people to the right type of content. Here’s a quick guide to what each category means.
ARTICLE
a short form essay-like piece of work
DATA-STUDY
a data led exploration into a topic
DECLARATION
a declaration made by a group of People
DEFINITION
short form copy detailing a specific phenomema
IMAGINATION LAB
a special event to ideate on a specific topic
PAMPHLET
a shareable output from research
AUDIO REPORT
a spoken word conversation and reporting
REPORT
a long form piece of work
People, Cities, Nature, and Healing
A report on the role nature plays in cities and the varying pathways to health and healing. It centres non-western epistemologies as guiding tools for a better, more symbiotic living with Nature.
Invisible Nature: The Microbiome & Healing
Given how important the environmental microbiome is both to human health and planetary regulation, it is important that we begin to include it in the context of cities and urbanisation.
Language Stripes
Languages can be a powerful tool to relate to and interconnect with the natural world. Indigenous languages––those developed by First Nations Peoples––embody a deep ecological knowledge that is critical to protecting nature. Biodiversity and Indigenous languages are undeniably intertwined.
Symbiotic Living with Nature
This report lays out how many Indigenous societies, who lived in kinship with Nature, resisted a feudal relationship with Nature, and the approaches industrialised countries and environments can take for sustainable and equitable change.
Nature is Healthcare
In this report, we will highlight the major role that Nature plays in our health, going beyond the mere aesthetic value to understanding the nourishing value of Nature. We will highlight that we cannot live healthy lives without healthy Nature and argue that, for healthy People and a healthy Planet, we must stop treating Nature as a service or commodity.